Ibsen Secret reviewed as a symbolic study by Lee
A review of Jeanette Lees The Ibsen Secret praises its symbolic approach to Ibsen through concrete images like the pistol in Hedda Gabler and the tarantelle in A Dolls House. The piece notes the book makes Ibsen clearer for serious students but calls parts repetitive and overlong while maintaining the work offers helpful insights for earnest writers.
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Jeanette Lee
New York
Ibsen
Browning
Lledda Gabler
Nora
Ekdal
Hjalmar
Hedvig
Indian Tales joins Harper's Stories of Adventure
A new Harper's volume Adventures with Indians adds a dozen short tales by various authors. It portrays Apaches Piutes Kiowas Cheyennes Sioux Seminoles Iroquois and Montagnais across plains hills Florida New York Canada and the Rockies.
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Harper's
Florida
New York
Canada
Rockies
Mme de Sevigne A Beloved Figure In Satire Age
The article reviews Janet Aldis's The Queen of Letter Writers about Mme de Sevigne. It highlights Sevigne's wit generosity and charm, her loyal devotion to daughter Francoise, and her ability to endure rivals like the Comte de Bussy. Aldis portrays the Marquise as warm, bright, and human with vivid scenes from her Paris era.
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Mme. de Sévigné
Mme. Sévigné
Janet Aldis
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Miss Aldis
Hôtel de Rambouillet
Marquise
Tallemant
Paris
Comte de Bussy
de la Rochefoucauld
Mme. de Longueville
Bussy
Chevalier D'Albret
Laeger
Foucquet
Francoise
Chateau Des Rochers
The Old Chevalier by Martin Halle review
A detailed portrait of James II and his exile circle. Halle’s one volume history draws on extensive research and lively character studies of James II Mary Beatrice Anne Berwick and others while noting extensive quotations that occasionally interrupt narrative flow.
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James Francis Edward
Chevalier
Martin Halle
London
J. M. Dent & Co
New York
E P. Dutton
Catherine of Braganza
Pontoise
St. Germains
American History Manual of United States Histories
A contemporary review of Stan V. Henkels second volume titled American History. The critic notes strong printing and usefulness as a reference though prices at auction are largely unlisted. It highlights rare Americana such as Falckner 1702 Curieuse Nachricht and Hakluyt 1609 Virginia among others.
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Her
Thomas L. Bradford
Stan V. Henkels
Buckram
Philadelphia
Stan. VY. Henkels & Co
White Hills
Thomas Starr King
George R. Fairbank
Florida
United States
Daniel Falckner
Pensylvania
John Filson
Kentucky
Richard Hakluyt
Virginia
Raphe Hamor
Thomas Hamot
Francis Higginson
New England
Daniel Horsmanden
Harmon Husband
North Carolina
Edward Johnson
Robert Johnson
Laudonmiére
John, Lederer
Harold Bindloss's Por Jacinta book review tone and flaws
Harold Bindloss's Por Jacinta reviewed by Harold Birdloss notes mixed qualities. The critic cites vivid passages and dull stretches, noting the novel will please some readers despite uneven intensity and attention lapses in spots.
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Por Jacinta
Two Recent Library History Volumes Reviewed
A review of Justus Lipsius and Gabriel Naude biographies and the series The Literature of Libraries in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. The piece praises the compact vellum look and pocket size while noting bibliophilic zeal, zealots, and the tension between collectors and dispersers.
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Justus Lipsius
John Cotton Dana
Chicago
A. C. McClurg & Co
Gabriel Naude
Henry Went
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Isidore
Seneca
A. Gellius
Paris
Mazarin
Ainsworth R. Spofford
History of Poland and Russia in Slavonic Europe
The Cambridge volume by R Nisbet Bain covers Poland and Russia from the mid fifteenth century to Catherine the Great’s death, presenting a political narrative of wars diplomacy and rulers. It notes the Polish Republic's disappearance and Russia's rise, focusing on monarchs and statesmen.
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Cambridge Historical Series
Europe
G. P. Putnam's Sons
R. Nisbet Bain
British Museum
Catherine the Great
Russian Empire
Not All Your Tears by Maud H Yardley
A lurid melodrama set in London from Maud H Yardley author of Sinless. The tale centers on love and crime with sensational flourishes that critics say rely on sensational novels and police reports rather than deep life knowledge.
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R. ‘F. Fenno & Co
New York
Maud H. Yardley
London
Third Avenue
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Pecchers
Jacinta
Jefferson
Mr. Lindless
Mme. DE Sevigne
American History
Harold Bindloss
Harold Birdloss
Rederick A. Stokes & Co
Libraries and Librarians
Poland
Russia
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